Is it permissible to perform tayammum for prayer if water is a ten or fifteen minute distance from the worshipper?
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Going to the water and performing ablution (Wudu') from it is obligatory if the distance is customarily considered near (ten minutes or a quarter of an hour). In this case, it is not permissible to perform (dry ablution), because such a distance is not considered an excuse for abandoning Wudu'.
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